MUTNODJMET'S MUSINGS

Dear Friends:

My very wise husband, Horemheb, said something yesterday that I think is very smart. In light of the very sexist and derisive attacks on Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, women need to act and act now -- otherwise the mainstream media and the Democratic elites will feel empowered to continue on.

What form should this action take? I think four forms:

1) Contact Gov. Palin and Senator McCain and offer your support.

2) Contact newspapers, broadcast stations, and specific reporters and complain of obvious double-standard treatment, smears, and lack of serious reporting in regards to Gov. Palin and her fine family.

3) Force yourself to watch MSNBC, CNN, NBC and other entities in the tank for Obama long enough to figure out who is advertising on the errant shows -- and then send letters of complaint, with hints of taking your business elsewhere, to the advertisers. Women have a lot of purchase power.

4) Contact your State and Federal representatives, and remind them that the unfair treatment of Gov. Palin will reflect poorly on the Democrats and you will gage the down-ticket voting accordingly.

Women must take action, if we are to achieve political power in a meaningful way in the future.

I will break this post into two separate sections below. The first in a general letter, which you can feel free to cut/paste and alter. In my experience as a writer, journalist, and editor, less is more. Keep your notes short, sweet, and to the point. The second is the contact information for contact entities. One thing to keep in mind -- emails are OK, but calls and snail mail have more impact. Do the email for speed, but if you can, call or write for further impact. But do what you can.

I will come back and add to this contact list as I get further information.

Do one or two a day, but keep at it through the election season. Keep in mind, millions of Americans acting together can affect change.

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To Whom it May Concern:

I am writing to express my support of Gov. Sarah Palin's candidacy for the office of the Vice President, and to also express my displeasure at how Gov. Palin's family and her experience is being portrayed in the media.

Whether you agree or disagree with the political positions of the Governor, her family should be off-limits for intense reporting and derisive commentary in a professional media venue. I admire Gov. Palin for her reform-oriented governance of Alaska, her pro-business approach, and her knowledge of energy issues. She deserves a fair hearing in the court of public opinion.

It seems that Sen. Obama's past has not received nearly the same level of scrutiny -- and he is running for the Office or President. I just wanted to inform you that despite the elite media's best efforts, I am aware of Obama's "bitter clinger" remarks, Rev. Wright's and Father Fleger's hateful and bigoted preachings, Tony Rezko's business dealings with the Senator, and Obama's long-term friendship with domestic terrorist William Ayers.

I will be continuing to follow this election season closely. I will note which reporters and publications are fair, and those which are not. I will also note which advertisers support those news entities that are biased, and I will not look kindly on Democrats down-ticket of Obama if this continues.


Thank you for your consideration.


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Contact Information:

Gov. Palin
email: governor@state.ak.us
mail:
Juneau Office
Alaska State Capitol Building
Third Floor
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
Phone (907) 465-3500
Fax (907) 465-3532

Sen. McCain:
webmail: http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/
Mailing Address
John McCain
2008P.O. Box 16118
Arlington, VA 22215
Phone(703) 418-2008

Congress: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
(Find your representatives and write from there).

MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3303518/
(webmail and address information)

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv/

THE ADVERTISERS:

Verizon Ivan Seidenberg, Chmn & CEO, Verizon Corp. Branding 212-395-2121 ivan.g.seidenberg@verizon.com Robert Engalls Jr, Pres. Retail Mtkg. bob.ingalls@verizon.com Robert Varetonni, ED External Comm. robert.a.varettoni@verizon.com Eric Rabe, VP External Comm. eric.rabe@verizon.com Judy Verses, Sr. VP Natl. Mktg. 703-390-7017 judy.verses@verizon.com Jerri DeVard, Sr. VP Mktg. jerri.devard@verizon.com John Bonomo, PR 212-395-7756 john.j.bonomo@verizon.com Sharon Cohen-Hagar, PR 972-718-6205 sharon.cohen-hagar@verizon.com Pearle Vision Claudio Del Vecchio, Exec VP 516-484-3800 x2202 cdelvecchio@us.luxottica.com Seth McGlaughlin, VP Mktg. smcglaug@luxotticaretail.com Office Depot Steve Odland, Pres & CEO sodland@officedepot.com Rex Ciavola, SVP Global Mktg. 561-438-4452 rciavola@officedepot.com Mindy Kramer, PR 561-438-4276, or mkramer@officedepot.com Ray Tharpe, Investor Relations 561-438-4540, rtharpe@officedepot.com Brian Levine, Public Relations, 561-438-2895, or blevine@officedepot.com Bayer Aspirin Heiner Springer, Head of Communications heiner.springer.hs@bayer-ag.de Michael Schade, Head of Media Relations michael.schade.ms@bayer-ag.de Gerard Smith, VP Mktg 973-254-4843 gerard.smith.b@bayer.com Jay Kolpon, VP Mktg. 973-254-4797 jay.kolpon.b@bayer.com Toyota Don Esmond, Senior VP tel. 310-468-5212 fax 310-468-7846 don_esmond@toyota.com Dennis Cuneo, SSenior VP tel. 212-223-0303 fax 212-750-3564 dennis_cuneo@tma.toyota.com Ms Pat Pineda, VP Ext. Affairs pat_pineda@tma.toyota.com Main #: 800-331-4331

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Here is a good place to begin: Apparently, the Washington Post has published a blatant lie -- it seems that Gov. Palin expanded prenatal services for teens instead of cut them.

The full link is here: http://minx.cc/?post=272312

Washington Post ombudsman's email address: ombudsman@washpost.com
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CHECK OUT THE NEW SARAH PALIN FORUM: http://www.freepowerboards.com/sarahpalin/

ALSO THIS:

http://fightthepalinsmears.com/

AND FOR FUN, THIS:

http://www.palinfacts.com/